Demand for Sony’s PlayStation 5 console has been actually excessive for the reason that console was launched in November of 2020 and it’s nonetheless exhausting to search out one. Now, the corporate has stated that it’s going to proceed to supply the PS4 console all through 2022 to assist offset the shortage of PlayStation 5 provide.’
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In line with a latest report from Bloomberg, Sony needed to change its manufacturing plans due to the international chip scarcity that continues to plague tons of tech merchandise.
Unnamed sources advised the publication that Sony had initially deliberate to halt manufacturing of the PS4 on the finish of 2021. They stated that the corporate had deliberate so as to add about 1,000,000 PS4 models this yr, however that quantity could be adjusted to suit demand all year long.
A Sony spokesperson confirmed that the corporate would proceed to make PS4s all through this yr. Nevertheless, they stated that there was by no means a plan to cease producing the older console.
I discover that sort of exhausting to imagine. Whereas the PS4 has been an extremely fashionable console for Sony, the PS5 is a significant improve when it comes to efficiency and capabilities. Combining that with the corporate’s concentrate on backward compatibility results in me considering that Sony hoped for a fast transition from the PS4 to the PS5.
Sadly, it hasn’t labored out that method. The PS5, like many different electronics, has been crippled when it comes to manufacturing, main the availability strains for the console to be eaten up with bot scalpers and overpriced resellers. And it doesn’t seem like that’s going to get significantly better anytime quickly.
